Allen On Kee Manaia

ATHLETICS MANAIA HIBERNIAN SPORTS The Hibernian Sports Committee are to be heartily congratulated on the splendid programme submitted last Saturday to the general public. The climatic conditions were not too good, the morning settiag in with dull and windy weather, and at about 2 p.m. boisterous weather set in, with rain and a howling gale, which no doubt added in no small degree to the discomfort of all present. Notwithstanding this the officials got off all the events to the programme time without the least hitch of any description. There was a record attendance, and in spite of weather conditions every person was well pleased and spoke highly of the initial programme of the Hibernian Sports. The different committees are to be heartily congratulated for the fine and able manner in which they carried out their respective duties. Great credit is due to the joint secretaries (Messrs W. Badley and C. Burke) for having every detail in perfect order. Their duties, which were many, were carried out with every satisfaction to all. Mr Jas. Daley (president) deserves great credit for looking after guests and friends who attended the meeting from different centres"; also the different stewards and other officials who worked so hard to make the sports such a success. The catering was in the hands pf a large ladies' committee, who were kept busy the' whole day, and who did splendid business. The Hibernian Sports Club owe a debt of "gratitude to the ladies for the splendid "In ariner id whibh they catered for public. The takings were considerable, arid will add m no small, way to the funds of the "Sports Club. The Manaia Municipal Brass Band played a programme during the afternoon, which was much &p--predated. Visitors were present from as far north as New Plymouth and Waitara, and south as far as Waverley. High Jump—C. Hansen and Nuku tied at 4ft 10 in, On Kee 3 Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, 11 April 1921, Page 8

Seniors Winters (2), Birchall, Phillips, Milner, Bashford, McKay (2), Bourke, McCarty, Hughes, McLeod, Pini, Badlej, Haynes, Hunger. Juniors Herbert, Hartley, Timmane, Atkinson, Clark, Cargo, Clague, Opai, Munro, Langford, Ryan, Williams, Laniders, Rodgers, Adamson, Auka, and Damon. Fourths L. Hansen, Juliaaa, Twidle, L Hansen, Hepburn, Herbert, Nuku, C Wilthingys, T. Rae, -Rangi Whiro, Miller, Hill, Pini, Cameron, G. Wileocks, On Kee, Bloor. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, 13 May 1921, Page 5


SCHOOL FOOTBALL. AUROA v. MANAIA.

At Manaia, Auroa were defeated by Manaia public school by 12 points to 9, after a very even and strenuous game. Manaia had the upper hand during most of the first spell, but were kept in their own territory during the greater part of the second half. For the winners .tries were scored Te King 2) and On Kee, Lightfoot kicking a goal from a penalty. For Auroa, Nuku and Greenhill scored tries and Penny kicked a goal from a mark. Hawera seniors to play against "Waimate at Manaia to-morrow's benefit match in aTd of injured players: Jenkins, Wilkinson. Purcell. Whittington, Robertson. Horton, McGregor, Chadwick. Robinson, Lavery, West, Sutherland, Murphy (2), Fogarty. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, 13 June 1922, Page 5

RIVALS v. MANAIA Rivals beat Manaia by seven wickets. ' Scores:

Manaia, first innings—Maunsell, c and b Silson, 63; Hobday, c Campi, b Silson, 0; Miller, b Worrall, 2; Cosgrove, c Sargent, "b Worrall, 2; Mc- Kay, b Pratt, 12; Abbott, c Lay, b Silson, 0; Swainson, b .Worrall, s;,button, c Silson, b Muir, 1; McLean, b Silson, 1; H. Whalen, not out, 3; Sandford, b Worrall, 4; extras, 4 — total, 97. - ' Bowling analysis: Worrall four for 23, Pratt one for 11, Silson four for 39, I Muir one for 11. | ' Manaia, second innings—Hobday, c Tait, b Jenkins, 27; McKay, b Worrall, 0; Maunsell, b Pratt, 4; Whalen, fc Sargent, 10; Cosgrove, c Muir, b Sargent, 2; Miller, c Jenkins, b Campi, 19; Abbott, b Jenkins, 0; McLean, st. Pratt, b Campi, 1; Sandford, b Campi, 1; Old, not out, 1; On Kee, st. Pratt, b Campi, 0; extras, 4—total, 69. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, 16 November 1922, Page 5



MANAIA CHILDREN'S PLAIN AND FANCY DRESS BALL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) i When the Manaia returned soldiers' decided to hold a juvenile plain and fancy dress ball on June 28, the night following their annual ball, they little expectecl such an assemblage as that greeted them on Thursday night. During the two weeks preceding the ball a large number of children had been trained by Mrs. J. T. w. (jol'ier, ably assisted by Miss T. McPhillipa. seven practices were held, for which Miss A. Nieison kindly supplied excellent music, The ball was opened with the Grand March, in which over 150 children in . beautiful fancy dresses took part. The scene was a charming one as the march was gracefully carried out, the children forming from it without a hitch into sets for the Lancers. The Fascination Polka and Sir Roger de Coverly were nicely danced, and the behaviour of the children throughout was good. All had an enjoyable time, even the onlookers who crowded the gallery, stage, and part of the hall. The decorations of the previous night were left. Several friends kindly lent large and beautiful mirrors, and these, which were the chief feature in the decorative scheme for the walls, added greatly to the brilliance of the scheme on both nig&ts. A splendid supper was provided, Geoxfrey Hammonds (Chinaman) Billie-Bennett (Richard, Duke ot York; Kathleen Hickey (Cobweb), Pearl Dor nauf (Folly), Gerda Jorge'nsen (Earl; i Victorian), Hazel • Jorgensen (Lib jerty), Eileen Christie (Bat), Jaci I Christie (Samoan), Bruce Christie (White Rabbit), Royclon Christie (JKewpiej, Leonard Vine (Jockey), trances Waiker (Spanish Dancer;Flora Walker (Powder Putt), Malcolm Walker (Butcher;, Emily Davis (Signboard), Allan On Kee (Chinaman;, Bruce Born© (S'igger), Sprouil (Kewpie), Clara Kothery" (Old "Who Lived in a Shoe), Hawera &
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